ARGENTINA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,212	2	40,986	- 22,774
Stroke	2	17,456	4	22,878	- 5,422
Road Traffic Accidents	3	12,827	10	6,298	+ 6,529
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,437	1	48,765	- 36,327
Malaria	5	11,377	83	0	+ 11,377
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	10,767	42	578	+ 10,189
HIV/AIDS	7	9,747	32	1,481	+ 8,266
Liver Disease	8	8,790	16	4,029	+ 4,761
Low Birth Weight	9	7,564	28	2,183	+ 5,381
Birth Trauma	10	6,513	49	373	+ 6,140
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,411	9	6,838	- 427
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,131	26	2,419	+ 3,711
Lung Disease	13	5,363	3	23,234	- 17,871
Hypertension	14	4,682	11	5,799	- 1,116
Kidney Disease	15	4,159	5	13,588	- 9,428
Malnutrition	16	4,029	38	929	+ 3,099
Other Injuries	17	3,257	12	5,642	- 2,385
Cervical Cancer	18	3,244	25	2,480	+ 765
Meningitis	19	2,923	51	316	+ 2,606
Stomach Cancer	20	2,691	20	3,523	- 832
Maternal Conditions	21	2,492	53	279	+ 2,213
Asthma	22	2,474	47	403	+ 2,071
Liver Cancer	23	2,437	30	2,045	+ 392
Suicide	24	2,427	18	3,747	- 1,320
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,267	19	3,737	- 1,470
Tuberculosis	26	2,155	41	655	+ 1,500
Breast Cancer	27	2,069	8	7,063	- 4,994
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,039	7	8,931	- 6,892
Violence	29	1,890	23	2,712	- 822
Lymphomas	30	1,551	24	2,708	- 1,157
Falls	31	1,422	43	506	+ 916
Prostate Cancer	32	1,366	15	4,507	- 3,141
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,250	44	488	+ 762
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,196	13	5,495	- 4,299
Leukemia	35	1,093	27	2,189	- 1,096
Drownings	36	982	48	380	+ 602
Oral Cancer	37	938	35	1,073	- 135
Fires	38	930	52	280	+ 651
Lung Cancers	39	807	6	10,014	- 9,206
Poisonings	40	759	55	193	+ 566
Endocrine Disorders	41	757	17	3,987	- 3,230
Pertussis	42	751	68	10	+ 741
Pancreas Cancer	43	737	14	4,607	- 3,869
Oesophagus Cancer	44	735	29	2,054	- 1,319
Epilepsy	45	660	50	332	+ 327
Syphilis	46	595	65	15	+ 581
Parkinson's Disease	47	504	36	965	- 461
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	469	56	139	+ 330
Alcohol	49	433	46	442	- 9
Skin Cancers	50	389	34	1,073	- 684
Schistosomiasis	51	383	84	0	+ 383
Skin Disease	52	355	22	3,171	- 2,816
Ovary Cancer	53	318	33	1,307	- 989
Appendicitis	54	242	60	71	+ 171
Hepatitis B	55	235	62	56	+ 179
Uterin Cancer	56	201	37	944	- 743
Upper Respiratory	57	201	67	12	+ 189
Tetanus	58	182	71	3	+ 179
Measles	59	178	79	0	+ 178
Drug Use	60	154	39	826	- 672
Encephalitis	61	134	64	17	+ 117
Bladder Cancer	62	121	31	1,675	- 1,554
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	80	54	243	- 163
Other Neoplasms	64	56	21	3,224	- 3,168
Hepatitis C	65	42	57	113	- 70
Multiple Sclerosis	66	25	58	101	- 76
Ascariasis	67	16	77	0	+ 16
Otitis Media	68	13	73	2	+ 11
War	69	9	70	5	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	8	82	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	71	4	78	0	+ 4
Dengue	72	1	80	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	76	0	69	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	45	451	- 451
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	73	- 73
Oral conditions	82	0	66	14	- 14
Schizophrenia	83	0	61	59	- 59
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	691	- 691
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.